hi Rachel,
Just sent..
Since u're not having wedding dinner, i think ur costs of the wedding wld be very much lower? Ur BS shd cost u ard $3k, but u shd set a budget of to keep u in check.. Many couples tend to top-up too many pix for the PS album, resulting in spending $7-10k just on the BS. No right or wrong here, but the money cld be spent on other stuff for the wedding, esp if one's tight on the budget
as u're having the lunch recep after the HM, it shd cost between $10-15 per pax. Estimate ur guest no. & source for the caterer which is willing to customise the menu to suit a budget u're comfy with.
U've also gotta consider the amt u intend to spend on the AD PG & VG. The mkt rate for each starts at $600 (usually free-lance) & cld go as high as $1.5k i guess? Do check out the works of several PG & VGs, meet the guys & work out the details of the contract. As urs is a shorter affair, u cld ask for the price to be lowered..
Have u gotten ur wedding bands? Set aside the budget u want to spend per band, now's a pretty gd time to buy with post Christmas & New Year sale. Dun wait till too late, coz if u need to resize the ring, it might take some time.
Consider the no. of helpers u're going to have for the wedding & how much AP u intend to give to each of ur helpers. Also factor in the gate-crashing AP into this sum, if u're going to have gate-crashing.
Invites printing, stamps wld also cost u abit if u're going to get a professional to do up the invites for u. Mine's a DL-postcard invite, full colour on both sides & cost me $0.70 to print 370 cards.
Are u going to do an order of service? U cld either get it done by the invites printer or DIY. Some of the sisters did their own..
I think ur church is offering a gd deal for the church deco! I seldom hear of tt rate & having silk floral thrown in for the pew deco. Really helps u eliminate one to-do item! Do go for it..
Not sure if i've exhausted all the areas for expenditure.. Some of the items may actually be costs ur parents or ILs wld like to pay for. My church buffet was paid by my ILs, so were my GDL cakes for relatives. All other costs were borne by HB & myself
So after calculating the budgetted cost, HB & I decided to put $1k per mth fr eahc of our salaries into a joint savings account. Meant for the wedding & all other future family expenses.
Hi Angelala,
Who's ur florist ah? U haven't told me, so i can't update the table for u
I'm sure ur florist will not short change u either, coz their works will be viewed by many guests, so it's kinda like doing themselves a diservice if they produce shoddy work yah?
Hi Tulipz,
U liked it yah? U cld always tell ur florist or fren who are going to do for u ur likings.. heehee.. Yupz, i did everything, including the floral balls/pomanders.
hi YY,
Received with great thanks! U look so sweet & blissful.. Anymore pix to share? heehee, i KPO.. no lah, like to see pretty bride's pix
Hi Ashlady,
No hard & fast rule on having the tea ceremony at ur parents place before going to WB's. But the actual custom requires a 3-day period before u return to ur mum's for the tea ceremony. as it is, many of us return on the same day after the groom's.. Some do it the way u asked, becoz the 2 homes are very far apart, so they do it out of convenience. For u & WB, aiyoh, no problem abt distance man... But if both parents have no objections, esp fr WB's family, then i see no problem in doing it differently.
Guess the whole idea is tt u want to serve tea to ur parents & elders to thank them for bringing u up & introducing WB to ur family, formally..
except I m trying to enrol myself n my FH. wahaha.
